Newport Beach

Brent's cousin Steven is dating a girl named Tara....Steven lives in San Francisco and Tara lives in LA. They are taking turns visiting each other but every time Steven comes down to LA, we get to see him! We saw him for St. Patrick's Day and again yesterday in Newport.
Tara rented a Duffy Boat, a party boat, that holds about 12 people. You can bring your own food and beverages and I think each of the 11 people on the boat brought at least 1 bottle of wine, ha!
We were out on the water for just about 2 hours and I definitely found some future homes for myself. Now I just have to figure out HOW I am going to get 6 million dollars cash, anyone?

Dad's Birthday begins

So my father is turning the big 6-0 this year, so we thought we would start off his birthday celebrations in style....a Red Sox game! We went on Saturday and it was the Sox first win of the season. I think we brought them some luck!! Here are some pictures from the game.

We will have some more things going on closer to his birthday, it's not for another week or so :)

Colleen was in town

Colleen was in LA for an event, so we all got together for a little while...never long enough!

So what have I been doing??

That seems to be the common question lately and to be perfectly honest, I have no idea. The news of still being cancer free has set in and I am much more relieved as the days go by. Traveling has slowed down a bit so I am able to actually plan some real vacation time.
Next on my agenda is Berkeley!! It's Katerine's Baptism! YEAH...here she is!


Next will be the Grand Canyon (May 16th weekend) for Brent and my big Team in Training adventure. Here we are on one of our last hikes:
I am just about done with my fundraising, but Brent needs a little more help...so if you can, please help him out a little!
http://pages.teamintraining.org//ocie/CanyonS209/bgarriepy

Then, Miss Megs (my cousin) and I are going to BERMUDA! She and I were planning on going to Spain right before I got sick....and it's about time we went away together. I just booked my flight today, so let the planning begin!!

That's all for now....

RESULTS ARE IN...

The 6 month scan showed a decreased size of my lymph nodes...no abmoral masses or lymph nodes...no signs of cancer!
Enough said.

It's Scan time

I flew back from the east coast last night landing at about 8 pm PST, so I was beat. I tried to reschedule my CT scan today, but wasn't able to. I woke up at 6 am to drink one bottle of contrast....

I wouldn't say it tastes bad, but it certainly doesn't taste good. I try to just chug it, but my body starts to reject it...so it's a slow process. I laid down for the next hour, tried to go back to sleep, but that wasn't possible. I had been fasting as well so all I could hear was my stomach turning over and over. At 7:30 I started drinking the second bottle. The scan went off without a hitch at about 8:30am. I was also injected with some iodine as well. I was told to go home and drink a lot of water, I need to flush out my body. I should have the test results back early next week.

I must say, I am more tired then I have been in a long time. I dove right back into work and this last trip threw me way off. I think it's the time change and the inability to go to sleep at a normal hour. I will be home for a few days, so I am looking forward to getting some good rest. Brent and I are hiking on Saturday, so we will update that website as soon as we can. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do!! All I need is 50 of my friends to donate $32 and I have reached my fundraising goals AND you all will have a part in helping someone else make it through treatment. http://pages.teamintraining.org//ocie/CanyonS209/ehowarth

Please feel free to stay up to date on how our hikes are going so far....
http://www.brentanderinsgrandcanyonpage.blogspot.com/

I'm Back!!

I can not even begin to tell you how it happened, but long story short I accidentally deleted my blog. The second I hit enter, I knew what I did. I just fell apart. I know that losing these records of my treatments doesn't change what happened, but it was my only history. I can't remember a lot of what happened, not sure if it was the drugs or my mind just choosing to do so. Either way, I am so happy it is back and I owe it all to my cousin Chris. He worked at google and was able to talk to someone there. I had put in requests, but I think his extra pull make it all happen....Chris, THANK YOU!!!

I can't quite recap everything that you all missed. To keep it short, my blood results were clear and I have a CT scan on the 20th. It will be a big benchmark to hit and a great indication on how my body is doing.

I can't write anymore, I am too excited!!